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package org.activiti.engine.task;


/**
 * Defines the different states of delegation that a task can be in.
 *
 * @author Tom Baeyens
 */
public enum DelegationState {

    /**
     * The owner delegated the task and wants to review the result
     * after the assignee has resolved the task.  When the assignee
     * completes the task, the task is marked as {@link #RESOLVED} and
     * sent back to the owner. When that happens, the owner is set as
     * the assignee so that the owner gets this task back in the ToDo.
     */
    PENDING,

    /**
     * The assignee has resolved the task, the assignee was set to the owner
     * again and the owner now finds this task back in the ToDo list for review.
     * The owner now is able to complete the task.
     */
    RESOLVED
}
